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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
JOHN WILLIAM PIPPIN, OF ROCK SPRINGS, TEXAS.
WIND-WHEEL.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 581,613, dated April 27, 1897.
Application filed December 23, 1896. Serial No. 616,788. (No model,)To all whoa& it n;a y concern:
Be it known that I, JOHN TILLIAMI PIPPIN,
of Rock Springs, in the county of Edwards
and State of Texas, have invented a new
5 and useful Improvement in Wind-Wheels, of
which the following is a specification.
This invention has reference to vertical
wind-wheels, and is designed to secure a rapid
descent of the pump-rod and thus enable the
ro wheel to raise more water in a given time.
My invention further relates to means for
relieving the shock incident to rapid descent
of the pump-rod, whereby severe shock and
injury to the wheel proper are avoided.
15 In the accompanying drawings,three sheets,
Figure lis a side view of my wind-wheel com-
plete. Fig. 2, Sheet 2, is an enlarged side view
of the upper portion of the apparatus, the
tower and wheel proper being, however, in
20 section. Fig. 3, Sheet 3, is a vertical section
on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a side view and
vertical section of the upper portion of the
apparatus on line 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5, Sheet
3, is a detail view of the bearings of one of
25 the shafts. Fig. 6 is an enlarged horizontal
section on line 6 6 of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a de-
tail section on line 7 7 of Fig. 1.
The wheel proper, A, is arranged vertically
and keyed on a horizontal shaft B, which is
30 journaled in a rotatable skeleton frame C,
supported by the skeleton tower D. The
body of the wheel A, Figs. 1 and 2,is composed
of the following parts: Vanes or blades are
arranged radially and set transversely in-
35 clined to the axis of the wheel, being secured
in position by an outer circular band 2, that
passes through them, and an inner concentric
band 3, to which their inner ends are riveted.
Such wheel-body is attached to the disks 4,
40 clamped on the shaftB, by means of supports
5 and braces or cross-ties 6, arranged as fol-
lows: Said supports are converging arms or
spokes of V shape, formed of pieces of strap-
iron, whose ends are bolted to the disks 4 and
45 whose middle portion is bolted to the outer
band 2. A cross brace or tie 6 is arranged
between the members of each arm or spoke 5
and also bolted to the inner band. Thus the
wheel-bodyis supported,braced,and attached
50 to the shaft B by the same light and inexpen-
sive means in the most secure and rigid man-ner. The frame is constructed in sections or
parts adapted to fit closely and secured to-
gether and clamped by screw-bolts upon the
hollow cylindrical rotatable pivot-post E, 55
Figs. 1 and 2. Said post E is arranged verti-
cally and has its bearing in the tower-plat-
form F and the subjacent flanged horizontal
brace or web G and is held detachably by
means of a screw-clamped collar 7, directly be- 60o
neath the brace G. (See Fig. 1.)
The weight of all the rotatable parts-the
wheel A, frame C, post E, and attachments-
is borne by the platform F, the same having
a circular boss at 8, Fig. 2, on which the frame 65
C rests and turns.
The platform F is rectangular and has a
horizontal ledge or lateral shoulder 9 and a
downwardly-projecting flange 10 and is bolted
to and supported by angle-irons II, which are 70
extensions of the tower-legs-that is to say,
the said irons II fit upon and are screwed to
the corners or angles of the pendent platform-
flange 10 and their ends abut the ledge 9 of the
latter, so that the parts are firmly secured to- 75
gether and constitute a light but strong skele-
ton support for the rotatable parts.
The brace or web G, Figs. 1 and 6, has lat-
eral flanges or ribs 11, that serve to strengthen
it, and also a flange or boss 12, that forms a 8o
bearing for the pivot-post E. It fits against
and is bolted at the corners to the angle-irons
HI, as shown, thus tying the latter together
and bracing them as well.
On the inner end of the wheel-shaft B is 85
keyed a pinion 13, that meshes with a muti-
lated gear I, keyed on a counter-shaft K, ar-
ranged above the wheel-shaft B. On the
same shaft K with said gear I is keyed a
smaller mutilated gear J, that meshes inter- 90
mittently with a rack 14, arranged and work-
ing in guides within the hollow post E and
forming part of the pump or stroke rod L.
As shown in Fig. 2, the side of the hollow
post E is cut away or slotted at 15 to permit 95
such engagement of the gear I and rack 14.
As shown in Fig. 3, the vacant or plain pe-
ripheral spaces 16 of the gears I and J are so
arranged relatively to the pinion and rack
that when the larger one I is free from the ioo
pinion 13 the smaller one J is disengaged
from the rack 14. It is apparent that the ro-
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Pippin, John William. Wind-Wheel., patent, April 27, 1897; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth174593/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.